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Regional good practices: Accelerating innovation, entrepreneurship and digital transformation in the Arab States region
Geneva: ITU (2021), viii, 79 pp.
"This report provides an overview of the comparative innovation capacity of the Arab States region through ICT-centric innovation policy monitors, and an insight into how good practices can strengthen capacity to mainstream ICT innovation into national development agendas. It showcases a number of c
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Media, Development and Democracy
Bingley: Emerald Publishing (2021), xviii, 141 pp.
"[...] this book explores the complex construction of democratic public dialogue in developing countries. Case studies examine national environments defined not only by state censorship and commercial pressure, but also language differences, international influence, social divisions, and distinct va
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Let Free Media Thrive: Stories of Impact of the Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists
Paris: UNESCO (2021), 18 pp.
"The collection of stories presented here aims to highlight the impact of the MDP's (Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists) MDP’s actions over the course of this challenging year. Through testimonies from beneficiaries and partners who aspire to improve freedom o
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Analyzing Journalist Perceptions of Democracy and State Corruption: The Case of Iraq
Arab Media & Society, issue 29 (2020), pp. 1-22
"The paper argues that journalists' perceptions of their role in challenging corruption and developing democracy will give us some insight into Iraq's "crisis of democracy". The theory of democratic participation focuses on the centrality of media and communication institutions, founded on the princ
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From MoFA to the Iraqi delegation at UNESCO
UNESCO (2020), 22 pp.
"The report of last 12 months regarding journalists safety. We received from Ministry of Justice (MoJ), the fourth report to fight Impunity for the last 12 months which is made by the Iraqi national Committee of Safety of Journalists and issue of Impunity, as responding to the UNESCO’s request upo
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Media Coverage of Religious Freedom and Diversity in Iraq, Lebanon and Sudan: Content Analysis Report
Beirut: Samir Kassir Foundation; Internews (2020), 57 pp.
"The most mentioned religious groups include Muslims (Sunnis and Shiites). This is logical given that Islam is the majority religion in the three monitored countries. There is also a fair amount of content mentioning Christians in each country as well as Shiites and Sunnis in both Lebanon and Iraq.
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Fragmented, Polarised and Yet Unified: How Local Media Reflect and Transform Ethno-Sectarian Politics in Iraq
Berlin: Media in Cooperation and Transition (MiCT) (2020), 27 pp.
"[...] MiCT conducted a comparative content analysis on coverage of two issues of national concern on eight different Iraqi TV channels in August 2019: (1) the shelling of a PMF-held position near the Balad Air Base in Salahuddin and (2) the lifting of parliamentary immunity of select Members of Par
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A Gender Analysis of the Media Landscape in Iraq
Washington, DC; London: Internews (2020), 35 pp.
"Corrupt practices, political financing and institutionalised patriarchal systems have seen the media fail to provide equitable coverage of women’s issues or indeed include women as decision-makers organisationally. Both the audience and media stakeholders are acutely aware of the lack of ethical
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Minority and Indigenous Trends 2020: Focus on Technology
Deep Insights
London: Minority Rights Group International (2020), 189 pp.
"We Might Call You in at Any Time": Free Speech Under Threat in Iraq
New York: Human Rights Watch (2020), 50 pp.
"In this report, Human Rights Watch documents 33 cases between 2016 and 2020 in which authorities in areas controlled by the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) have arrested, brought charges against, and sentenced journalists, activists, and other dissenting voices under
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A Fragmented Landscape: Barriers to Independent Media in Iraq
London: London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Middle East Centre (2019), 15 pp.
"Fundamentally, this paper argues that the lack of political will combined with the failure of state-building processes to develop the frameworks and institutions to support independent media is maintaining a media landscape that reflects the key political challenges of Iraq. The politics of success
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Medien und Demokratie im Irak: Öffentlichkeit im Kontext von Transformation und bewaffneten Konflikten
Wiesbaden: Springer VS (2019), x, 446 pp.
"Die vorliegende Studie untersucht, welche Rolle Massenmedien in der politischen Transformation im Irak nach 2003 gespielt haben. Dabei diskutiert Anja Wollenberg zunächst, ob und in welcher Weise politischer Wettbewerb, Partizipation, Kritik und Kontrolle von irakischen Rundfunkmedien ermöglicht
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Christen im Nahen Osten: Zwischen Martyrium und Exodus
Deep Insights
Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft (wbg) (2019), 477 pp.
"2018: Irakische Christen kehren in ihre Dörfer zurück, aus denen der „Islamische Staat“ sie vier Jahre vorher vertrieben hatte. Hundert Jahre zuvor hatten Christen in der Region schon einmal alles neu aufbauen müssen. Während des Ersten Weltkriegs waren in Anatolien Hunderttausende vertrieb
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Roots of the New Arab Film
Bloomington: Indiana University Press (2018), xix, 292 pp.
"Roots of the New Arab Film deals with the generation of filmmakers from across North Africa and the Middle East who created an international awareness of Arab film from the mid-1980s onwards. These seminal filmmakers experienced the moment of national independence first-hand in their youth and reta
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"Les médias reflètent-ils les sociétés telles qu’elles sont aujourd’hui ou bien ne reflètent-ils que les tendances majoritaires ? Comment mettre en lumière les différences et les particularismes sans encourager le communautarisme et contribuer aux divisions ? Le rôle des médias est-il d
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"Iraq represents a quite singular example among Middle Eastern media landscapes, as it has been forcibly transformed from a secluded Baath-Party-run context into a liberalised one where hundreds of outlets compete for audience and few independent voices face a daily struggle to circumvent state and
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